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    I never had to fish for Crappie's deep in California to catch them, but here in Louisiana it's obvious that I will have to. I was fishing Vernon Lake today fish finder going crazy. Water was 30-35 ft deep and fish were 18-25 ft deep. Now I'm sure they weren't all Crappie, but I'm sure some of them were. I used 4 different colors 3, different size jig heads, with Crappie Nibbles, and without. All the fish I seen on my finder and not one fish. A few nibbles, but that's it. I was vertically jigging, and had another rod in the water just sitting. Like I said I'm new to fishing deep for Crappie's, so what am I doing wrong or what can I do better??

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    In the southern states they go deep when it gets hot.
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    I live in Missouri and they go deep but it depends on the clarity and the thermal kline as fare as how deep. I also found that crappie in the heat of the day tend to bite the crank bait then if I get a hot spot I hit them with a live minnow. Live bait seems to work the best. I love nibblers and would rather use them but switch to the minnow shortly after the spawn. Small works best for me.
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    In open water, they can be really hard to get to bite sometimes. Seems like they bite better if they're near some kind of structure. Cast curly tail grubs with a slow retrieve can work good sometimes in deep water. You use the count down method to determine your depth. Also, probably would have caught them using live bait on a tight line rig.
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    pull some cranks, active fish will bite, most won't be active so cover lots of water.

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    Try slip bobbers. I'd drop a small 1/32 oz. jig head with a 2" Senko wacky hooked. If that doesn't turn 'em, go home!
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    My best deep water rig is a Kentucky rig or drop shot rig. Look for a stickie at the top of this forum. Welcome from Alabama.
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    Thank you Sir, most helpful and much appreciated.
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    How do you get a cranks 20-25 ft down? I have a jointed shad rap BSD Blue Shad, I think it goes down to about 8-12 ft I'm guessing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitten1823 View Post
    How do you get a cranks 20-25 ft down? I have a jointed shad rap BSD Blue Shad, I think it goes down to about 8-12 ft I'm guessing.
    Bandit Depth Chart

    Other brands of cranks run deeper than bandit. Also you can push rather than pull.

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